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NEW DELHI: The government is likely to move the Supreme Court seeking review of the order quashing Jat quota , which has prompted Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to put on hold the announcement of Civil Services (Mains) Examination results. Top officials of the Ministries of Home, Personnel, Law, and Social Justice and Empowerment are deliberating to frame the government's next course of action in the wake of the apex court's order. The move came a day after a delegation of Jat leaders met Prime Minister Narendra Modi over quashing of OBC reservation for the community.

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders and Sonia Gandhi's aides punch holes in K Natwar Singh's narrative, particularly on Congress's PM candidates in 1991, 1999 and 2004. Apart from claiming a central role in most incidents that shaped the nation, Natwar Singh seems to have got some facts wrong in his autobiography, "One Life is Not Enough". Natwar claims that former PM Manmohan Singh was heading the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) when PV Narasimha Rao made him finance minister.

NEW DELHI: The government today earmarked Rs 170 crore for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for 2014-15. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting the budget for the current fiscal, allocated Rs 170.81 crore to the Commission. The provision is for expenditure on salaries and allowances of the chairman, members and establishment of the UPSC, administrative expenses and for the expenditure related to conduct of the examinations by the Commission. The UPSC conducts prestigious civil services examination to select officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

NEW DELHI: Senior IAS officer Devendra Bhushan Gupta has been appointed as Secretary in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Gupta is a 1983 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre. The government has cancelled appointment of Dr Amarjit Singh , who was appointed Secretary in UPSC in April this year, said a release issued today by Ministry of Personnel. Singh is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. The release did not give any reason behind cancellation of Singh's order.

NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked all its departments to carry out timely review of suspension cases of the government officials accused of corruption or dereliction of duty and finalise expeditiously disciplinary proceedings against them. As per norms, a government employee can be suspended if a disciplinary proceeding against him is contemplated or is pending; or he has engaged himself in activities prejudicial to the interest of the security of the State; or where a case against him in respect of any criminal offence is under investigation, inquiry or trial.

NEW DELHI: In a good news for state cadre officers, age limit for induction in all-India services like the IAS and IPS has been increased from 54 to 56. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has notified new rules for three all-India services -- Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) -- in this regard. As per rules, a Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) committee is responsible for making selection to IAS, IPS and IFS from state services.

NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) will directly be able to take staff on deputation from other government departments without going through Union Public Service Commission, a mandatory provision part of recruitment process. The Ministry of Personnel has notified Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Amendment Regulations, 2013, last week in this regard. However, the relaxation in rule is for select class of employee -- upto the level of Deputy Inspector General (DIG)

NEW DELHI: In a good news for lakhs of civil services aspirants, the government today decided to give two additional attempts to all categories of candidates of the prestigious exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission . "The central government has approved two additional attempts to all categories of candidates with effect from Civil Services Examination 2014, with consequential age relaxation of maximum age for all categories of...

NEW DELHI: The notice for this year's Civil Services Examination will be issued this month end by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). "Aspirants for Civil Services Examination, 2014 may please note that the examination notice for Civil Services Examination will be issued on May 31, 2014," the UPSC said. The prestigious Civil Services Examination is conducted annually to select officers for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS)

NEW DELHI: The number of students opting for civil services and armed forces through UPSC selection process has increased in the last two-three years, industry body Assocham has said. Civil and armed forces had lost their glare after the liberalisation process as the corporate sector started providing better career opportunities. However, stability and security in the jobs of civil services and armed forces are the major reasons that more youngsters are preferring to join this profession now, Assocham said.